Programs for Video creators macOS
Screen recording, video editing, audio editing and conversion tools: a free starter kit for YouTube, Twitch and social media videos.
Screen recording and streaming
Video editing
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Shotcut 26.9.28,26.9.27
Shotcut is a free and open-source video editor developed by Meltytech under the GPL-3.0 license.
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Kdenlive 26.08.2
Kdenlive is a free and open-source non-linear video editing suite developed by the KDE community.
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OpenShot 4.1.1
OpenShot is a free and open-source non-linear video editor developed by OpenShot Studios.
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CapCut 9.5.0.4590 Free version available
CapCut is a desktop video editing and image design application developed by Bytedance.
Converting and trimming
Audio editing
Thumbnails and graphics
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GIMP 3.2.6
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for photo retouching, image composition, and graphic design.
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Krita 5.3.4.1
Krita is a professional, open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting, concept art, and 2D animation.
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Upscayl 2.15.0
Upscayl is a free and open-source application designed to enlarge and sharpen low-resolution images using artificial intelligence models.
Player
Paid or trial programs are labelled with their license type. Every link goes to the program's official source.
Install the kit with one command
The command below installs the suggested programs from each group from the official repository. Use the bulk install tool to pick only the ones you want.
brew install --cask obs shotcut handbrake-app losslesscut audacity gimp krita upscayl vlcProfession kits
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